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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
Tara, consort of Avalokiteśvara
Subject
Tara (goddess)
Stucco image--Natha Devale, Vegiriya--Kandy--Sri Lanka
Description
Today, this is the only instance of Tara worshipped as the consort of Avalokitesvara. Known as Biso bandara, her image, made of stucco, is housed together with the Bodhisattva in a single shrine. The sculptures seem to belong to the Kandyan period - 1529-1815 A.D.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Natha Devala at Vegiriya in the Kandy, Sri Lanka
Date
1529-1815 A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.16
Coverage
ce
Collection
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Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Tara, consort of Avalokiteśvara," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12513, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12513 (accessed April 19, 2024).